Character types: evil enemies (kataki yaku). Matsumoto Kojiro I was a student of Matsumoto Koshiro II and took the name Matsumoto Hidejuro. In 1759 he first appeared on stage as male leads at the Morita Theater in Edo. In 1773 he changed his name to Matsumoto Kojiro, and in 1825 he last performed at the Nakamura Theater. He was acrive from 1759 to 1825.